After Army canceled helo program, industry had to pivot
Industry is beginning to see ways technology developed for the canceled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is helping other vertical lift programs.
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Industry is beginning to see ways technology developed for the canceled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is helping other vertical lift programs.
The service is divesting its entire turboprop-based ISR fleet, developed for counterinsurgency, in favor of a high-speed jet with high-tech sensors.
The Army has awarded contracts to two companies to continue on in a competition to provide a Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System.
The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow.
The program's schedule is behind by a year following Lockheed Martin's protest over the Army's decision to choose Bell's offering.